Finding the time: an audit of the acute ward mealtime processes.
Br J Community Nurs
; 22(Sup7): S30-S32, 2017 Jul 01.
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ABSTRACT
It has been found that many organisations still fail to meet the basic rights of those in their care, in terms of access to food, drink and support when they need it. In acknowledgment that food service in hospitals must be given a higher priority, and be recognised as an integral part of the patient's treatment and care, Irish hospitals must now have a system to evaluate the nutritional and hydrational care for patients admitted to hospital. The purpose of this audit was to examine the level of mealtime support available to patients during the main mealtime service in our hospital. As the audit highlighted the need to alter ward processes around the mealtime service, quality improvement initiatives were introduced. These initiatives had a positive impact, enabling ward staff to improve adequacy of mealtime support to patients, leading to better patient quality care at this time.
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Asunto principal:
Calidad de la Atención de Salud
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Apoyo Nutricional
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Mejoramiento de la Calidad
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Fluidoterapia
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Aged
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Humans
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2017
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Article